Patents Examined by Loan B Jimenez
  • Patent number: 11324985
    Abstract: A portable resistance training belt woven from polymeric materials to perform a resistance exercises, the belt adapted to extend between limbs to perform a variety of resistance exercises. The resistance training belt may be used for isomeric training in some embodiments. In other embodiments, the belt is adapted to stretch at a predetermined tensile force rating. The belt may two terminal ends and alternatively comprise segments having printed, relief, or recessed indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Jeffrey Barben
  • Patent number: 11305151
    Abstract: A water-resistance rowing machine has a frame body, a water-resistance unit, at least one blade wheel, a pulling strap, and a seat. The frame body has an elongated beam and a pulley rotatably mounted on the frame body. The water-resistance unit has a water tank extending along the elongated beam, a rotating shaft disposed in the water tank and extending along and being parallel to the elongated beam, and a strap wheel assembly connected with the rotating shaft to drive the rotating shaft to spin. The at least one blade wheel is mounted on and rotated with the rotating shaft. The pulling strap is wrapped around the pulley and has an end connected with the strap wheel assembly and a handle formed on another end of the pulling strap. The seat is mounted on the elongated beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Kuan-Yung Hsu
  • Patent number: 11285070
    Abstract: A system for physical rehabilitation is disclosed. The system may comprise a plurality of motors configured to be coupled to a ceiling; a plurality of cable portions, wherein each cable portion is connected at a first end to a motor and connected at a second end to a connector element; and a controller in operative communication with the plurality of motors to move the connector element in relation to a staircase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
    Inventors: Joanne C. Smith, Mark Witteveen
  • Patent number: 11285361
    Abstract: Automated Assembly allows storage of a multi-segment treadmill inside of an existing office/computer desk. At the push of a button, a multi-segment treadmill is automatically stored under/inside the office/computer desk and in reverse, at the push of a button the same multi-segment treadmill is placed in the working position in front of the office desk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew Kostadis
  • Patent number: 11213418
    Abstract: An exercise and stretching device is shown and described. The exercise and stretching device includes a connection cable located through a rigid tube. The rigid tube has a curvature. There are connectors at each end of the connection cable. The connectors are connected to resistance bars. The resistance bars have an aperture located at each end of the bar, wherein an aperture of each bar accepts the connectors. A handle is connected to the aperture opposite the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Joshua Braden Knotts, Jessica Barrera Knotts
  • Patent number: 11097153
    Abstract: An exercise device that allows users to exercise in a manner that strengthens their core and improve their balance with respect to rotation. The device includes a base for placing on the ground and a board on which the user stands and a mechanism for adjusting a restoring force to a neutral position. The device may also include a mechanism for limiting the range of rotational motion of the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Gavin Lee
  • Patent number: 11083929
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein provide for safe and efficient strengthening of core muscles of a user. An example device can include various components for securing a user in a safe position, tilting the body of the user, and rotating the user in a manner that engages the desired muscle groups. The device can include electronically controlled actuators and/or electric motors for performing various motions associated with the user. A control unit can gather information regarding the user and the device to provide helpful information to the user or a caretaker. For example, the control unit can track progress over time, suggest the types and intensities of exercises for individual users, and prepare reports suitable for use in medical or insurance contexts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ALLTrand, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Bertrand, Jeffery Bertrand
  • Patent number: 11077331
    Abstract: A direct drive resistance system for exercise machines having a weighted moment arm that is lifted and lowered by a lifting moment arm and lifting component, which is moved by a force transfer assembly, which is operatively connected to a rotary component of an exercise machine, such that when the exercise machine is activated the force transfer assembly, the lifting moment arm, the lifting component and the weighted moment arm move concurrently to create a resistance force to the motion of the exercise machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Product Design Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: Joseph K. Ellis
  • Patent number: 11058917
    Abstract: To provide stationary bicycle users and training exercise equipment, such as rowing machines or stationary bicycles with the ability to track their exercise form, and offer corrective action for proper form and better machine usage, the present system and methods describe an activity tracking system. The system includes sensors configured to monitor changes in force distribution of the user on the exercise equipment. The sensors can be configured and positioned to match the majority of stationary bikes and exercise equipment. Responsive to detecting activity data, a computer controller connected to the sensors can associate the data with a baseline and produce suggestive corrective actions for the user to correct their balance and enhance their workout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventors: Didi Hutt, Charles Bibas
  • Patent number: 11013946
    Abstract: An exercise device includes an adjustable strap to secure the device to a free standing object, such as a piece of furniture having two sections. The strap includes hook fabric portions and a loop fabric portion to adjust to a desired length to fit within the sections of the furniture. The exercise device also includes oval rings to attach to the strap at ends thereof. Each oval ring includes a bar located in its center to engage the strap. The position of the oval rings is secured against the furniture. Attachments for exercising, such as exercise bands, are attached to the oval rings so that a user operates the exercise device as needed, then disassembles the device for storage or to use elsewhere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Vicki Lindsey
  • Patent number: 11007414
    Abstract: A martial arts training apparatus includes an adjustable length pole to be supported between a ceiling and a floor in a generally vertical orientation. A plurality of rotatable collars are provided on the pole. Arms extend from the collars and are free to rotate in opposite directions around the pole when struck to provide targets for striking and to mimic an opponent's limbs to be blocked or dodged. A static strike target may be provided on the pole. The apparatus can be configured to support a double end speed bag from one of the arms such that the double end speed bag moves in a dynamic unpredictable manner when struck. A support arm may be provided to connect the top arm to a lower collar to provide additional support of the double end speed bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventor: Abraham Lamark
  • Patent number: 10974094
    Abstract: A deck for a treadmill includes a continuous track, and a plurality of slats connected to the track. The track and the plurality of slats at least partly define an inner space of the deck, and are rotatable about the inner space. The deck also includes a first motor configured to modify a speed of rotation of the track, and a second motor configured to modify a position of the deck relative to a support surface on which the deck is supported. The first motor and the second motor are disposed within the inner space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Peloton Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: John Consiglio, Maureen C. Coiro, Jason Poure, Mark Kruse
  • Patent number: 10967212
    Abstract: A versatile exercise bar includes a support structure formed of a pair of diverging, horizontal support legs with contiguous rear ends, spaced front ends, and an intermediate portion therebetween. A side rail vertically extends from the intermediate portion of each support leg. Adjustably mounted between the two side rails is an exercise bar that is grasped by a user when performing chin-ups or a myriad of other exercises as explained herein. When moved to a desired height and released, the bar is automatically held by a retention mechanism to allow the user to safely anchor a pair of clamps before performing a given exercise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Phillips
  • Patent number: 10960262
    Abstract: An exercising device includes a cabinet and an exercise apparatus. The cabinet includes a top plate, a bottom plate, at least one fixed side, and a movable side which enclose a receiving space. The at least one fixed side is secured between the top plate and the bottom plate. The movable side is provided with a fixing member. A pivot member extends through the fixing member, and is mounted between the top plate and the bottom plate. Thus, the fixing member is pivoted about the pivot member, such that the movable side is pivoted sideward, to close or open the receiving space The exercise apparatus is received in the receiving space when the movable side closes the receiving space, and is extended outward from the receiving space when the movable side opens the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventor: Yu-Lun Tsai
  • Patent number: 10953267
    Abstract: An exercise machine having non-matched cable pairing is provided. The exercise machine may include a frame, a resistance element, at least a first plurality of corresponding engagement points and a second plurality of corresponding engagement points operatively associated with the frame, and first and second elongated flexible members routed through a pulley system. The first flexible member may be operably associated with the resistance element and may include opposing cable portions associated with and extending between one of the first plurality of corresponding engagement points and another engagement point not in the first plurality of corresponding engagement points. The second flexible member may be operably associated with the resistance element and may include opposing cable portions associated with and extending between another of the first plurality of corresponding engagement points and another engagement point not in the first plurality of corresponding engagement points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua S. Smith
  • Patent number: 10946229
    Abstract: An exercising equipment combination includes a plurality of exercising devices, and a connecting device connecting the exercising devices. Front ends of the exercising devices abut each other. Each of the exercising devices includes a support post and a secondary table mounted on the support post. The secondary tables of the exercising devices are juxtaposed and put together to form a primary table which has a predetermined geometric shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Yu-Lun Tsai
  • Patent number: 10940360
    Abstract: A treadmill includes a frame, an exercise deck attached to the frame, and a first handle movably attached to the frame. The first handle has a first orientation where the first handle is positioned within a region above the exercise deck and stabilized to support a user's weight during a body weight exercise, and a second orientation where the first handle is positioned away from the region above the exercise deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Dalebout, Gordon Cutler
  • Patent number: 10926122
    Abstract: An adjustable height plyometric apparatus is disclosed having a platform component, a set of base leg components, a base component to which the set of base leg components are fixedly secured, and one or more optional sets of upper leg components for attachment to the base leg components or another upper leg component. The platform component is configured to be simultaneously raised or lowered relative to the base leg components in an unlocked state and to be selectively secured thereon at any one of a selection of vertical heights in a locked state. The upper leg components are attachable to the base or other upper leg components for increasing the selection of vertical heights. Each of the upper leg components may be inserted within a respective leg receiving opening in a top surface of the platform component for attachment with a respective base or other upper leg component disposed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: KULDEMAEKR VERTICAL SOLUTIONS, LLC.
    Inventors: Kurt Joseph Hausheer, Zachary Rubenson, Alex Thomsen
  • Patent number: 10918925
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an adjustable-incline climbing wall. The climbing wall includes one or more climbing panels supported by a frame and a system for adjusting the incline of the frame to provide a climbing wall of a desired incline. The incline of the climbing wall may be adjusted by activating an actuator, which extends the upper portion of the frame a distance from a support wall, tilting the climbing wall to a desired incline. When the climbing wall is substantially vertically oriented, the system for adjusting the incline of the climbing wall may extend only a small distance from the support wall so that the adjustable-incline climbing wall has a relatively small footprint. In some embodiments, the climbing wall may also include one or more fitness accessories that can be brought to an optimal height for a particular user through adjustment of the climbing wall incline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: EVERLAST CLIMBING INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Shawn Sudeith, Sarah Mae Howard, Benjamin Tiffin, Joel Greenblatt, Joseph Sweeney, Aaron Jon Baumgartner, Justin Lee
  • Patent number: 10898748
    Abstract: A cord hook for fastening a jump mat to a trampoline frame includes a holding section for holding a first and a second loop end section of the cord loop and a fastening section for fastening the flexible band element, wherein a main tension vector (V) is defined by tension at the band element. The hook has a transition section connecting the holding section and the fastening section and is designed in such a way that a straight line (g) through the main tension vector (V) divides the holding space into a first partial space and a second partial space in such a way that, when the cord hook is used as intended, the first loop end section lies in the first partial space and the second loop end section lies in the second partial space. Also disclosed are a trampoline and a method for fastening the jump mat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Angehrn AG Umformtechnik
    Inventors: Erwin Bisang, Ludwig Durrer-Kuettel, Christian Mehr, Silvan Schwarz